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Anyone know how to kill and prevent Silverfish in a home?

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cjchaps

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A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?
😕
 
Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?
😕
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whats a silverfish 😕 Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q
 
Originally posted by: cliftonite
Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?
😕
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whats a silverfish 😕 Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q
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It's like a cockroach, except it's the same...
 
Originally posted by: cliftonite
Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?
😕
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whats a silverfish 😕 Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q
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Silverfish
 
Originally posted by: cliftonite
Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?
😕
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whats a silverfish 😕 Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q
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pic
 
Originally posted by: cliftonite
Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?
😕
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whats a silverfish 😕 Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q
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http://www.unexco.com/silvfish.jpg

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Originally posted by: Bootprint
Originally posted by: cliftonite
Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?
😕
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whats a silverfish 😕 Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q
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pic
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:disgust: Dont think I have ever seen one.
 
Originally posted by: BigSmooth
Originally posted by: cliftonite
Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?
😕
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whats a silverfish 😕 Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q
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Silverfish
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Edit: also an article there on how to manage them.
 
we had tons of the bastards in one of my apartments... problem with the apartment is that there were no scheduled, building-wide insecticide sprays. each tennant has to request a spray on their own. so i could have a guy come out every month (which i did) and it wouldn't help tremendously. i did get enjoyment out of spraying them with lysol (98% alcohol) and watching the little bastards squirm and die.
 
Originally posted by: notfred
Move here, where I've never seen one in my life, then you won't have them in your sink.
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True, but he might suddenly have a TGG YAGT problem...
 
Hrm, always thought the critters in my area (along with 2" legspan wolf spiders :Q) were silverfish, but after looking at those pics, apparently I was wrong.. the thingies we have are up to about 2" long and have a lot of legs. The legs are longer towards the things' heads, with 2 long antennae at the very front. They're generally brown & have lengthwise stripes of darker brown... fast as hell too.
 
Originally posted by: Gurck
Hrm, always thought the critters in my area (along with 2" legspan wolf spiders :Q) were silverfish, but after looking at those pics, apparently I was wrong.. the thingies we have are up to about 2" long and have a lot of legs. The legs are longer towards the things' heads, with 2 long antennae at the very front. They're generally brown & have lengthwise stripes of darker brown... fast as hell too.
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those are house centipedes...nassssty
 
Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?
😕
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when i was a kid my mom used to put a small mesh bag of cloves in all of the dressers to ward them away.

seemed to work
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: notfred
Move here, where I've never seen one in my life, then you won't have them in your sink.
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True, but he might suddenly have a TGG YAGT problem...
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Buhahaha, everyone just looked at me because I burst out into laughter.

Don't read ATOT while at work 🙂
 
"Do these things come out of the drains or something?"

BigSmooth's link touched on your answer:
  • ...a reduction in available water or relative humidity is helpful in eliminating silverfish...
You've got a leak somewhere I bet. They're attracted to the moisture. Fix the leaking drain, or supply line, and they'll be gone.

Well, you may also have a shower curtain dripping in the same spot everyday. By staying moist all the time, it's the same as if there was a leak. Either fix the leak, condensation, dripping, or ventilate the area.
 
centipedes, earwigs, and silverfish oh my!

I shudder at the thought of any of them. I get them all in my house, fortunately not to often.
 
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